NBA player Kenny Anderson helps former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins as they pass the casket of Jack Curran as mourners gather to pay their respects at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. Curran had been a longtime baseball and basketball coach at Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens. (March 20, 2013)

Funeral for Jack Curran

The funeral of high school coaching legend Jack Curran at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye draws hundreds. (March 20, 2013)

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NBA player Kenny Anderson helps former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins as they pass the casket of Jack Curran as mourners gather to pay their respects at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. Curran had been a longtime baseball and basketball coach at Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens. (March 20, 2013)

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Former basketball player Kenny Smith and his wife Gwyn attend the funeral for Jack Curran at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. (March 20, 2013)

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Former St. John's coach Lou Carnesecca attends the funeral of Jack Curran at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. (March 20, 2013)

Family and friends of Jack Curran attend his funeral at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. (March 20, 2013)

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Pallbearers carry the casket of Jack Curran during his funeral at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. (March 20, 2013)

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Pallbearers carry the casket of Jack Curran during his funeral at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. Curran was a baseball and basketball coach at Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens. (March 21, 2013)

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Mourners gather for the funeral of Jack Curran at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. (March 20, 2013)

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Former NBA star Kenny Smith speaks about his coach Jack Curran during Curran's funeral at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. (March 20, 2013)

Former Archbishop Molloy High School student athletes pay their respects for Jack Curran during his funeral at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. Curran was a baseball and basketball coach at the school in Queens. (March 20, 2013)

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